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War is coming Lyra!

Advantages: Great story, great acting, great animation
Disadvantages: Does not stick to the book

...SHOWING ON SKY PREMIERE (over the Christmas and New Year period)*** Several years ago I was babysitting for one of my sister's friends; at about 7.00pm I put the little girl to bed and was told that her mum always read to her, at least a chapter of her book each night and she wanted me to do the same. She told me she had been read all the Harry Potter books so far and was now listening to Philip Pullman's The Northern Lights. I sat on her bed and ...
...I had greatly enjoyed reading the book and with the recent arrival of the Harry Potter books which were widely accepted to appeal to both children and adults I decided that I too would like to read the Northern Lights. I tracked down a copy from the local library and quickly devoured the entire book, unable to put it down. I then realised that this was not a stand alone book, but was part of the Dark Materials Trilogy, comprising also of The Subtle ...

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Review of The Golden Compass (Blu-ray)

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*Mile-ys Better Than The Rest *

Advantages: KidS Will Love It , Funny
Disadvantages: Not Many

...know! I am a Hannah Montana fan! Not a big one , just a 'normal' fan! I don't go out of my way to watch the show , but I am a fan! I am quite embarressed of the fact actually , as at the age of eighteen , I feel I am a little too old , to be a fan of something aimed at younger teenagers , and as my friends seem to moan about how 'shallow' the show is and how annoying Miley Cyrus is , I've decided to keep my interest a secret When the Hannah Montana ...
...decided to select the programme Hannah Montana , just to see what all the fuss is about! That day changed my mind! For those of you who don't know (considering there is Hannah Montana everything , I'd be suprised if you hadn't heard of the name before), Hannah Montana is an American kids TV programme which is broadcast on the Disney Channel. Hannah Montana is the main character in the television series ; she is a very famous teenage pop star , although ...

xdonzx 08.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Hannah Montana - The Movie (Blu-ray)

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High School Musical, fun for those who luv to sing and dance

Advantages: Amazing cast, amazing songs, cool dance steps, nice story
Disadvantages: Some people might find it a little corny

High School Musical is one such movie which makes childrens to teenagers jump. Children love it because of the dancing and the singing, teens will love it because of its amazing cast list. The cast list contains Ashley Tisdale playing the role of an egotistic, rich and beautiful girl called Sharpay evan. Her brother in the movie is played by Lucas Grabeel who is just a big follower of her sister, does everything she says, goes everywhere she goes, ...
...the main characters of the movie Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez which is played by Zack Efron and Vanessa Anne Hudgens respectively. Troy is the basket ball captain of theeir school East High. While Gabirella is a new transferred student who is a academic genius. In the school there is a type of musical taking place, in which over the years the brother sister duo of Ryan & Sharpay had been dominating the main roles of. But this time, the duo of ...

thecoolbro 11.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of High School Musical - Encore (Blu-ray)

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Good fun!

Advantages: Dialogue, cracking pace, excellent animation
Disadvantages: May not be suitable for children who are old enough to understand innuendo

...for adults as well and Ice Age 3 certainly delivered on that front. I've seen Ice Age2 on TV but not the first film and never in the cinema. On top of that this was a 3D show. The story essentially follows Manny, the mammoth, his heavily pregnant wife, Ellie and Diego, the sabre toothed tiger as they venture under the ice to a land where dinosaurs are not extinct. They do this to try and rescue Sid, who feeling unloved due to the impending arrival ...
...subsequently been carried off with his 'children' by their real mother. In dinosaur world they meet Buck, the weasel with the Sylvester Stallone eyepatch and knife, the British accent (Simon Pegg voices him) and the literary connections to Captain Ahab of Moby Dick (both have been left injured by 'the great white beast', both are unnaturally obsessed and slightly unhinged by it). As a sideline, Scratt is still seeking his acorn but this time there ...

mouche202 29.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Ice Age 3 - Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (DVD)

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"I thought you guys were extinct?"

Advantages: amazing picture quality, good fun for all the family!
Disadvantages: Cant think of any.

I bought my wife Ice Age 3 for Christmas. She asked for it. Can't say its my type of film, but being a loving husband I sat down and watched it with her anyway. The first thing that struck me, being a blu ray, is the amazing quality. Animated films and comic-esque outings (like the Simpsons) always take full advantage of the High Definition nature of blu ray and make a movie a pleasure for the eye to behold. Ice Age 3 is quite possibly the best example ...
...were apparently living below the ice and meeting a swash buckling weasel who helps save the day. All the while, we get to watch the fun adventures of the little chap chasing his acorn, that have been present in the past films. This time, there's a love interest!! Its quite a good watch and plenty of fun for all the family. The usual deleted scenes and such are present, I can't say I watched them though, sorry, but its not my cup-of-tea, as I said. ...

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Review of Ice Age 3 - Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (Blu-ray)

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